1/25/11 NOW: FL

[Jason Harris]

Well, we've got the tor. watch and sort of a LEWPy line hitting the west coast of FL (with a couple tornado warnings), and perhaps a discrete cell new Lady Lake that is rotating and developing. [Now it's tornado warned, sitting on Weirsdale]

There are some discrete cells out front, but nothing looks too promising yet to do a great show in daylight, but let's see how things are in another 1/2 hour. Anyone on the west side?
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Notice there's one section of a value of 7 (best we've got over land so far) for the mid-level lapse-rates not far from Weirsdale, sort of that central area N. of Orlando, wonder if that's fostering some greater convection.

 

[Jason Harris]

How about that torn-warned storm near Sebring. . heading NE. One could do an intercept on SR 60, but since it's getting dark, not me. Maybe it will still be cooking by the time it approaches 192 and Brevard county.

 

[Jason Harris]

Yes indeed, check out this radar capture I took for Palm Bay: shows 71 knot (about 81.65 mph) winds at 340 feet. Brighthouse 13 claimed up to 90 mph

 

[Christopher Roderick]

This was a litle bit ago but it was pretty impressive. Not sure if anything hit the ground, but given how close it was to the radar site, I wouldn't be surprised if it did.

http://oldschoolracin.net/GRlevel3/Weather/Palm%20Bay%20Tornado/PBTOR1.png

http://oldschoolracin.net/GRlevel3/Weather/Palm%20Bay%20Tornado/PBTOR1A.png

http://oldschoolracin.net/GRlevel3/Weather/Palm%20Bay%20Tornado/PBTOR4.png

 

[rdale]

That's a reflectivity image, loops show that was just some mergers. No reports of any tornadoes with any of that action, just a night vision goggle report of a funnel. I'm not sure how joinville see rotation with this though.